The Destruction of the Temple of Baal and the Slaughter of his Priests, by Philips Galle (1537–1612) after Maarten van Heemskerck (1498–1574)

This engraved print, by Philips Galle (1537–1612) and Maarten van Heemskerck (1498–1574), depicts the brutal and ruthless crackdown by King Josiah of Judah (r....

Sentenced To Marry Her Cook? Emperor Justinian II’s Bizarre Punishment Of A Rebel’s Wife

Yes, according to medieval chronicles, Emperor Justinian II of Constantinople (r. 685-695, 705-711) sentenced the wife of a rebel to marry her household cook....

A Summary Of 15th-Century Witchcraft Beliefs By Pope Innocent VIII

Pope Innocent VIII (r. 1484-1492) was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church when Jacob (or James) Sprenger and Heinrich (or Henry) Kramer began formulating...

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton (c. 1755/1757-1804) "Men, upon too many occasions, do not give their own understandings fair play; but, yielding to some untoward bias, they entangle...

Moses In The Bullrushes, By Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937)

This blue painting, by the American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937), re-creates a storied scene from the early life of Moses, the famous Hebrew...

Bobolen, Domnola, And A Massacre In A Vineyard

Around the year 585, two powerful people clashed over rights to a vineyard in the vicinity of Angers, France. On one side was Domnola,...

Thales Of Miletus And His Olive Press Monopoly

Thales of Miletus was a renowned polymath who lived from approximately from 620-546 BCE. He delved into many fields of study, making advancements in...

Democritus Among The Abderitans, Painted By François-André Vincent (c. 1746-1816)

This painting, by the French artist François-André Vincent (c. 1746-1816), strives to depict a scene of the ancient Greek philosopher, Democritus (c. 460-370 BCE),...

Paris and Oenone, by Jacques Blanchard (c. 1600-1638)

This drawing, by the French artist Jacques Blanchard (c. 1600-1638), was inspired by ancient Greek mythology. Blanchard re-creates a scene from the early life...

Aristotle’s Tale Of Ancient King-Like Aisumnetai Tyrants

In his text, the Politics, Aristotle (c. 384-322 BCE) claimed that long before his time—“among the ancient Greeks of long ago…” (Bekker number 1295a),...
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